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Rising Tides, Rising Temperatures: Global Warming Effects on Oceans

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR 1:30 PM, Thursday, April 29

Contact: Select Committee, 202-225-4081

Rising Tides, Rising Temperatures: Global Warming Effects on Oceans

Select Committee Hearing Dives Into Climate’s Sea Changes

On Tuesday, April 29, 2008, Chairman Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming will hold a hearing examining the impact global warming is having on the earth’s oceans and ecosystems. Featuring renowned explorer Sylvia Earle and other ocean experts, the hearing will discuss how carbon dioxide emissions and the effects from global warming are harming the earth’s coral reefs, increasing the acidity and sea-levels of oceans across the globe, and putting fish stocks at risk during an already burgeoning food crisis.

WHAT: Select Committee hearing: “Rising Tides, Rising Temperatures: Global Warming’s Impacts on the Oceans.”

WHEN: 1:30 PM, Tuesday, April 29, 2008

WHERE: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC and on the web at globalwarming.house.gov

WHO:
  • Sylvia Earle, Explorer-in-Residence, National Geographic Society
  • Dr. Vikki Spruill, President and CEO of The Ocean Conservancy
  • Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Department of Zoology, Oregon State University
  • Dr. Joan Kleypas, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado

PLEASE NOTE: The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming was created to explore American clean energy solutions that end our reliance on foreign oil and reduce carbon pollution.

The Select Committee was active during the 110th and 111th Congresses. This is an archived version of the website, to ensure that the public has ongoing access to the Select Committee record. This website, including external links, will not be updated after Jan. 3rd, 2010.

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